Ways to Get Involved
How You Can Help Families in Your Community
Join our movement to help people and families in our community.
We know that you are the kind of person who wants to help your neighbors and that it can be hard to know how to do the most good when you are not an expert. At La Familia, we can help you make an impact and to see how your contributions are used.
Getting Involved is Easy:
- Make a donation or sign up to volunteer today
- Shop our La Familia Store
- Find us at our community events
- See other ways you can be active with us
It only takes the willingness to help.
We are able to guide our donors make a difference by combining their interests with our data-informed programming that has helped people transform their own lives for more than 48 years. Our approach means that donors like you can help people like Rafael everyday.
Lisa and her three children moved to FESCO’s Banyan House after learning about the program from a member of a church they had been living at for several months; after Lisa lost her job.
Lisa expressed how challenging it had been to secure employment due to the medical needs of her daughter. Lisa’s 12 year old daughter was diagnosed with Brittle Bone Disease. Her condition had resulted in several surgeries in addition to regular follow up medical appointments.
During Lisa’s time at Banyan House, she was linked to resources which provided much needed support for childcare, employment, and counseling services. Lisa commented that Banyan became her “refuge of hope”. In five months time, Lisa has secured full time employment, and the support she desperately needed with the care of her special needs child. Recently, Lisa received the phone call that she was accepted for an apartment!